Unitarian Universalists in the Media

A frequently updated guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other sources around the web.

Friday, October 19, 2007

Prominent human interest story, death of respected leader, and more

by Sonja L. Cohen

If I Had a Hammer
UU Mona Shaw made headlines after she expressed her displeasure with the quality of Comcast's customer service by visiting her wrath upon the local Comcast office's equipment with a hammer. Though not endorsing her actions, Washington Post staff writer Neely Tucker calls Shaw an "avenger of oppressed cable subscribers everywhere."

See also: "Cable Rage Pushes Granny Over the Edge" (ABC News - 10.19.07)

Remembering Natalie Gulbrandsen
Former UUA President William F. Schulz writes about Natalie Webber Gulbrandsen, fourth moderator of the UUA (1985–93), who died October 17 at age 88. (UUA.org - 10.19.07)

Also in the media:

The UU Fellowship of Huntington, N.Y., as part of the UU Service Committee's "Drumbeat for Darfur" campaign, is holding a 5K-road race to send a message to the world that the genocide in Darfur must end. (Newsday - Long Island, NY 10.18.07)

Seven Days, Vermont's alternative web weekly, featured a front-page article about the benefits of the Our Whole Lives comprehensive sexuality education program. (Seven Days - VT 10.17.07)

Fred and Bonnie Cappuccino, a couple who have been honored for their international work with children, talk to the First Unitarian Fellowship of Nanaimo, B.C., about Child Haven International. (Nanaimo News Bulletin - BC, Canada 10.18.07)

See also: Dedicating their lives to children (UU World - March/April 2004)

The Rev. Kenneth Torquil MacLean, the new minister of the Juneau UU Fellowship, writes about the importance of focusing on "what we are really called to do" and doing it. (Juneau Empire - Juneau, AK 10.12.07)

Men's News Daily republishes a piece from a UU publication about the Open Hand Project, a meals-on-wheels program that serves HIV-positive people in need. (Men's News Daily - Guerneville, CA 10.12.07)

The Dallas Morning News laments the end of a 25-year-old concert series at the First Unitarian Church of Dallas, Texas. (Dallas Morning News - Dallas, TX 10.13.07)

The Rev. Rhett D. Baird, a minister at High Street UU Church in Macon, Ga., arranges to spend his sabbatical working at the Tubman African American Museum as a way of supporting something he cares deeply about. (Macon Telegraph - Macon, GA 10.13.07)

As the Rev. Cynthia A. Frado, senior minister of the UU Congregational Society of Westboro, Mass., prepares to lead a tour in Egypt, she reflects on the connection between religion and culture, and what we can learn from the ancient Egyptians. (Worcester Telegram - Worcester, MA 10.14.07)

The UU Fellowship of Northern Nevada honors prominent Hindu leader Rajan Zed for "his courage and his vision of world community." (PunjabNewsline.com - Nagar, Punjab, India 10.15.07)

posted by Sonja L. Cohen at 4:14 PM

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